How much is that puggy on the counter?

Buy one get one free!

Lilly has always wished that I would open a store where she could hang out all day. Now we are working part-time at her favorite local dog boutique, so she has at least partly gotten her wish. She hates to leave at the end of the day, no matter how long we have been there.

Why pugs hate Christmas

Why pugs hate Christmas
Originally uploaded by wombatarama

Bah Humpug!

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays
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No more stuffed pugs for Christmas

I think...

(I found four more that I neglected to put in the picture. Just small ones, really.)

Oops

One of the things I hated about being a college professor was when people asked me what I did for a living. Along with it being impossible to explain what linguistics is, it just seemed like such a pretentious thing to be.

So then I went to the other extreme and worked at a job where I had to haul bales and sweat and get sore and have poop all over my clothes.

Now, when people ask what I do, I have to say I am a writer. Which combines all the pretentiousness of being a professor with the low pay of being a zookeeper.

I guess I am going to have to keep trying till I get this right.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!
Originally uploaded by wombatarama

sort of...

Pugs with Thanksgiving parade

Pugs with parade
Originally uploaded by wombatarama

They are not having too much fun. Who doesn't love a parade? A pug who'd rather be at the dog store getting cookies, that's who.

Also I think Lilly did not like the competition for attention. There was not nearly enough petting considering the number of people on the street.